A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 215 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena (134 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -12.5124 West, latitude -7.4841 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/09/18 / 2018-09-22 03:57:40 / September 22, 2018 @ 3:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000h3pw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3pw. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:57:40 / 2:57 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 215 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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